Magazine-crayon



F. E. SMALL. MAGAZINE CRAYONI. APPLICATION man MAR 25, 1920.

1398,51; Patented Oct. 11, 119211..

FRANK E. SIKAJLL, 01F JAMAICA, NEW YORK.

MAGAZINE-CRAYON.

Application filed March 25, 1920. Serial No.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. SMALL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Jamaica, in the county of Queens and State of New I ork, have invented new and useful.

Improvements in Magazine-Crayons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a. new and improved crayon holder of the type adapted to contain a plurality of crayons which may be used selectively.

A device of this character is useful in any work which necessitates the coloring, marking or checking of articles in various colors, either for artistic purposes or for purposes of identification or classification. The crayons being in a single holder are not in any danger of being mislaid and are also protected against being broken or otherwise damaged. The device is adapted to be readily and quickly adjusted to change from the use of one crayon to another and therefore expensive to manufacture.

saves the time of the user in changing from one color to another. The magazine of the holder acts as a container for the several crayons and is compact in form, so that my invention combines in one device the functions of container and holder grip for use.

It is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved crayon holder which is particularly adapted for quick adjustment and use and which is simple in construction and positive in operation. It is also an object to provide a holder which is compact and convenient. in form, and relatively in- 7 It is a further object to provide a holder in which the crayons are fully-protected against breaking or other injury and in which means is pro vided for readyidentification of the desired crayon. Other and further objects will appear as the description proceeds. I

My improvedcrayon holder comprises a magazine containing the crayons in circular formation and an adjustable holder pivoted relative to the magazine so that it may be rotated to register with the housing of any desired crayon. In the more specific embodiment which I have disclosed hereln by way of example I have formed the maga-' zine of a plurality of tubes held in circular formation by ferrules which expose a portion of the tubes. These tubes may be colored to correspond to the crayons they contain and thus serve as a ready means of identification readable even by an illiterate Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Uct. ii, iaai. 368,480.

user or in poo-r light. I have also provided means adapted to maintain the holder in alinement with any desired crayon tube and yet adapted to permit ready. change from one tube to another without any adjustment other than the meremoving of the holder.

I have further pro-vided means whereby the holder may be maintained in a neutral posit on out of alinement with any tube. Provision of this neutral position is of value in preventing breaking the crayons as otherwise when the holder is'out of. use there is a tendency for "a crayon to drop down so as to be part y within the holder grip and this 7 crayon ma be broken when the holder is turned on eing put into use again.

I haveillustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawin in which igure 1 is a side vie crayon holder;

ig. 2 is a view of Fig. 1 as seen frombelow; 1 fPtig. 3 is a view of Fig. 1 as seen from the '80 Fig. 4 is a section on the line 1-4 of Fi 3;and

ig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2 with the grip in neutral position.

The crayon holder consists of a magazine member and a holder member, the magazine comprising a plurality of tubes 6 held in circular relation by the ferrule 7 at the lower end and the ferrule 8 at the upper end, the upper ends of the tubes being closed by the plate 9 and the upper end of the ferrule 8 closed by the cap 10, the outer portion of which is preferably square in contour so as to prevent the holder fromrolling when placed on a plane surface.

The holder member has a circular base portion 12 adapted to cover thelower ends of the tubes 6 and .an extended grip portion 13 having an opening 14 therethrough adapted to be placed in alinement with the opening in a crayon tube. The lower part of the member 13 is split and is externally screw threaded and carries the collar member 15 which by being screwed downward closes the splits and thus contracts the member 13 so that it grips the crayon 16 therein. Fastened to'the center of the inner face of the member 12 is the rod 17 whichextends longitudinally through the central space between the crayon tubes and through the plate 9. This rod has a nut 18 screwed to its inner end 75 of my improved and is surrounded by a spring 19 bearing against the plate 9 and the nut 18. The

interfit with any desired one of the indentations, its relation to the opening 14 being such that when interfitted in an indentation the) opening 14 is in alinement with a crayon tu e.

- The spring 19 by its bearing on the plate 9 and nut 18 exerts an inward tension on the rod 17, thereby holding the member 12 yieldably in intimate contact with the lower end of the tubes 6 and ferrule 7 The rounded contour of the indentation 20 and lug 21 is such that while the spring serves to hold them as they are placed, it is nevertheless easy to rotate the member 12 and thus move the lug to another indentation.

At one point, I have shown an indentation 22 similar to those designated 20 but located midway between two of the latter. hen the lug 21 is in this indentation 22 the opening 14 is located, as shown in Fig. 5, in a neutral position and no crayon can drop down into the opening.

If there were no neutral position it .would be possible to prevent crayons from dropping entirely out of the holder by screwing down the clamp collar 15, but in this case a crayon could drop down until it was partly within the opening 14 and there would be danger of breaking the. crayon by attempting to turn the member 12. With the member 12 in'neutral position it is impossible for any crayon to drop into the holder opening.

My improved crayon holder may be quickly manipulated to change from one crayon to another without operation of any separate locking device and with but a single rotary motion of the holder grip member. The crayon is fully protected at all times against breaking. The several crayon tubes may be readily loaded by placing the grip opening 14 in alinement with each tube in turn and dropping the crayon through the opening 14 into its proper tube,

the grip collar being screwed out of clamping position to fully open the grip.

I claim:

1. A- crayon holder comprising a magazine member-constructed and arranged normally to contain a plurality of crayons, a

holder grip; member and apivot therefor extending into the magazine member, spring means associated with the pivot member and the magazine and adapted to maintain the grip member in intimate engagement with the magazine member, and interlocking -means41p njhe grip and magazine adapted to maintain them "yiel ly in p ed terone relative to the other.

2. A crayon holder comprising a magazine member adapted to contain a plurality of crayons, a holder grip member and a pivot therefor extending into the magazine member, locking means between the grip and magazine comprising a lug on one of said members, and coacting indentations on the other of said members, and spring means associated with the pivot and the magazine constructed and arranged normally to maintain the magazine and grip in intimate contact for rotation of one relative to the other and to maintain the lug yieldingly in any predetermined indentation but topermit relative rotation thereof upon application of sufiicient rotative force.

3. A crayon holder comprising a magazine member adapted to contain a plurality of crayons, a holder grip member and a pivot-therefor extending into the magazine member, locking means between the grip and magazine comprising'a lug on one of said members and coacting indentations on the other of said members, and spring means associated with the pivot and the magazine constructed and arranged normally to maintain the magazine and grip in intimate contact for rotation of one relative to the other and to maintain the lug in any predetermined indentation, the lug and indentations being of such contour as to permit the holder grip member to be rotated against the resistance of the spring means to disengage the lug from an indentation.

4. A crayon holder comprising a magazine member having openings therein adapted to contain crayons, a holder grip member provided with an outwardly extending pivot rod for the magazine and having an opening by rotation of the grip member therethrough adapted to be placed in alinement with any one of said crayon openings, interlocking means on said grip and magazine members constructed and arranged normally to maintain the opening in the grip in alinement with any predetermined crayon opening or out of engagement with any such opening, said interlocking means being arranged for relative disengagement upon the application of sufiicient rotative force.

5. A crayon holder comprising a magazine consisting of a plurality of tubes, ferrules retaining the tubes in circular formation, a holder grip member associated with g tube formation, a spring associated with the upper end-of the pivot rod and of the magamagazine member,

1,393,251 I r it zine member and constructed and arranged normally to maintain the holder grip member in intimate rotatable engagement with the lower end of the magazine member, a plurality of spaced indentations on the lower edge of the magazine, and a lug on the upper edge of the holder grip member adapted to interfit with any one of the indentations and when so interfitted normally to maintain the opening in the holder grip 1n alinement with one of said tubes until intentionally moved by the application of sufiicient rotative force.

" 6. A crayon holder comprising a magazine consisting of a plurality of tubes, ferrules retaining the tubes in circular formation a holder grip member associated with the lower end ofthe magazine having an opening therethrough adapted to be placed in alinement with the opening of any of said tubes, a pivot rod fixed to said holder grip member extending centrally of said tube formation, a spring associated with the upper end of the member and adapted normally to maintain the holder grip member in intimate rotatable engagement with the lower end of the a plurality of spaced indentationson the lower edge of the magazine, a lug on the upper edge of the holder grip member adapted to interfit with any one of the indentations and when so interfitted tonormally maintain the opening in the holder grip in alinement with one of said tubes, but to permit relative rotation of the parts upon application of suflicient rotative force, a supplemental indentation on said magazine spaced between a pair of said before-mentioned indentations adapted to receive said lug and when interfitted with said lug to maintain the opening in the holder grip member out of alinement with any of the tubes.

A crayon holder comprising a magazine consisting of a plurality of tubes, ferrules retaining the tubes in circular formation and a plate at the-upper end of said tubes having a central opening therein, a

holder grip member associated with the lower end of the magazine having an opening therethrough adapted to be placed in alinement with the opening of any of said tubes, a pivot rod fixed to said holderv grip member extending centrally of said tube formation and through the central opening in said plate, a nut on the upper end of said rod and a spring surrounding said rod and interposed between the plate and nut, the spring being adapted normally to maintain the holder grip member in intimate rotata ble engagement with the lower end of the magazine member, a plurality.of spaced indentations on the lower edge of the magazine, a lug on the upper edge of the holder grip member adapted to lnterfit with any pivot rod and of the magazine one of the indentations and when so interfitted normally to maintain the opening in the holder grip in alinement with one of said tubes until moved therefrom by the application of suflicient rotative force, the interfitting lug and indentations being of such contour as to permit the holder grip member to be rotated against the resistance of the aforesaid spring to disengage the lug from an indentation.

8. A crayon holder comprising a magazine consisting of a plurality of tubes, ferrules retaining the tubes in circular formation and a plate at the upper end of said tubes having a central opening therein, a holder grip member associated with the lower end of the magazine having an opening therethrough adapted to be placed in alinement with the opening of any of said tubes, a pivot rod fixed to said holder grip member extending centrally of said tube formation and through the central opening in Said plate, a nut on the upper end of said rod and a' spring surrounding said rod and interposed between the plate and nut, the spring being adapted normally to maintain the holder grip member in intimate engagement with the lower end" of the magazine member, a plurality of spaced indentations on the lower edge of the magazine, a lug on the upper edge of the holder grip member adapted to interfit with any one of the indentations and whenso interfitted to maintain the opening in the holder grip in alinement with one of .said tubes, a supplemental indentation on said magazine spaced between a pair of saidbefore-mentioned indentations adapted to receive said lug and when interfitted with said lug to maintain the opening in the holder grip member out of alinement with any of the tubes, the interfitting lug and indentations being of such contour as to permit the holder grip member to be rotated against the resistance of the aforesaid spring to disengage the lug and an indentation.

9. A crayon holder comprising a base member of substantially circular form, a grip member extending from one side thereof, a lug projecting from the opposite s de of said base member adjacent its edge, a magazine. device comprising a sleeve having an indentation in its edge, means for positioning said magazine device in substantlal axial alinement with said base member, and means for resiliently retaining said indentation in engagement with said lug.

10. A crayon holder comprising a base member having a grip member extending therefrom, a magazine having a'plurality of compartments, a sleeve member secured to said magazine and having a plurality of indentations in its edge, one at least of such indentations being at a point intermediate adjacent compartments of the magazlne, a

selective engagement with said indentations,

means for securing said magazine relatively to said base member, and means for resiliently retaining said lug in engagement with a selected one of said notches.

11 A crayon holder comprising a base member, a rod rigidly projecting therefrom, a magazine turnable about the axis of said rod, resilient means interposed between an element of said rod and an element of the magazine whereby to press the latter into engagement with the base member, and a cap member for such magazine having a plurality of angularly disposed faces.

Signed by me at Jamaica, N. Y., this 22nd day of March, 1920.

FRANK E. SMALL. 

